Pubbl/distr/stampa	OUP Oxford
ISBN	0-19-250895-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	A. J. Appasamy and His Reading of R?m?nuja Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs A. J. Appasamy and his Reading of Rāmānuja
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910154718603321

Autore	Day David
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (1142 p.)
Disciplina	998.9
Soggetto topico	Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration Antarctica -- Environmental conditions Antarctica -- History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-165006-4 0-19-165007-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 1770's; Chapter 2 1780-1820; Chapter 3 1821-1838; Chapter 4 1839-1843; Chapter 5 1843-1895; Chapter 6 1895-1906; Chapter 7 1907-1912; Chapter 8 1912-1918; Chapter 9 1919-1926; Chapter 10 1926-1928; Chapter 11 1929-1930; Chapter 12 1931-1933; Chapter 13 1934-1936; Chapter 14 1937-1938; Chapter 15 1939-1941; Chapter 16 1941-1945; Chapter 17 1945-1947; Chapter 18 1948-1951; Chapter 19 1952-1956; Chapter 20 1957-1960; Chapter 21 1961-2012; Epilogue; Endnotes; Select Bibliography; Index; Footnote
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910463211503321

Autore	Gil Diego
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (235 p.)
Disciplina	598
Altri autori (Persone)	BrummHenrik
Soggetto topico	Birds - Ecology Birds - Ecophysiology Urban animals - Ecology Urban ecology (Biology) - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Behavior Birds - Adaptation Birds Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-163760-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 The Urban Environment; 1 The challenges of urban living; 2 The impact of artificial light on avian ecology; 3 Wild bird feeding (probably) affects avian urban ecology; PART 2 Behaviour and Physiology; 4 Attention, habituation, and antipredator behaviour: implications for urban birds; 5 Behavioural and ecological predictors of urbanization; 6 Acoustic communication in the urban environment: patterns, mechanisms, and potential consequences of avian song adjustments; 7 The impact of anthropogenic noise on avian communication and fitness 8 Reproductive phenology of urban birds: environmental cues and mechanisms9 The impacts of urbanization on avian disease transmission and emergence; PART 3 Evolutionary Processes; 10 Mechanisms of phenotypic responses following colonization of urban areas: from plastic to genetic adaptation; 11 Landscape genetics of urban bird populations; 12 Reconciling innovation and adaptation during recurrent colonization of urban environments: molecular, genetic, and developmental bases; PART 4 Case Studies 13 Acoustic, morphological, and genetic adaptations to urban habitats in the silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)14 Human-induced changes in the dynamics of species coexistence: an example with two sister species; 15 The application of signal transmission modelling in conservation biology: on the possible impact of a projected motorway on avian communication; 16 The importance of wooded urban green areas for breeding birds: a case study from Northern Finland; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910463444203321

Autore	Gil Diego
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (235 p.)
Disciplina	598
Altri autori (Persone)	BrummHenrik
Soggetto topico	Birds - Ecology Birds - Ecophysiology Urban animals - Ecology Urban ecology (Biology) - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Behavior Birds - Adaptation Birds Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates
ISBN	0-19-163761-0 0-19-163760-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 The Urban Environment; 1 The challenges of urban living; 2 The impact of artificial light on avian ecology; 3 Wild bird feeding (probably) affects avian urban ecology; PART 2 Behaviour and Physiology; 4 Attention, habituation, and antipredator behaviour: implications for urban birds; 5 Behavioural and ecological predictors of urbanization; 6 Acoustic communication in the urban environment: patterns, mechanisms, and potential consequences of avian song adjustments; 7 The impact of anthropogenic noise on avian communication and fitness 8 Reproductive phenology of urban birds: environmental cues and mechanisms9 The impacts of urbanization on avian disease transmission and emergence; PART 3 Evolutionary Processes; 10 Mechanisms of phenotypic responses following colonization of urban areas: from plastic to genetic adaptation; 11 Landscape genetics of urban bird populations; 12 Reconciling innovation and adaptation during recurrent colonization of urban environments: molecular, genetic, and developmental bases; PART 4 Case Studies 13 Acoustic, morphological, and genetic adaptations to urban habitats in the silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)14 Human-induced changes in the dynamics of species coexistence: an example with two sister species; 15 The application of signal transmission modelling in conservation biology: on the possible impact of a projected motorway on avian communication; 16 The importance of wooded urban green areas for breeding birds: a case study from Northern Finland; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910819285403321

Autore	Barraclough Eleanor Rosamund
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (338 p.)
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-100447-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Beyond the Northlands: Viking voyages and the old norse sagas; Copyright; Dedication; Acnowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Basic Pronunciation Guide to Tricky Letters; · Vikings ·; Chapter 1: Inroads from the Sea; Dragons over Northumbria; Danelaw; Eggs and dregs; Slaughter-wolves; Northland of old; Chapter 2: Fire and Ice; Terra nova; Saga stories; Mouths and manuscripts; Trials by water and fire; Blurred lines; · North ·; Chapter 3: In the Lands of the North; Out of space, out of time; Wonders of the north; Deep magic; Darkness will give way; 'Much knowing' Snow queensChapter 4: North of all Northmen; As far north as whale hunters go; King of the north; Pagans and politics; Sailing by; Chapter 5: Where the Wild Things Are; Fighting with monsters; A hairy situation; Giantland geography; Glittering plains; Butter and bacon; · West ·; Chapter 6: Westward Ho!; The last homely house; Frozen in time; Tempers and tourism; Outside over there; Winter of discontent; Bred on frost; Chapter 7: New World; Snorri's story; Sailing the saga seas; L'Anse aux Meadows; A taste of paradise; Trouble with the natives; Through the looking glass; Paradise lost Off the mapChapter 8: The Way the World Ends; A frosty reception; Ice age; Silent death; Not with a bang; Dark and dangerous land; Helluland reborn; · East ·; Chapter 9: Eastern Promise; Steppe by steppe; Another history; Small islands; Raiders and traders; Cold wars; Kings of the east; A clash of kings; Tangled threads; Chapter 10: Set in Stone; Immortal memory; Far travellers; A river runs through it; Lost in translation; Telling tales; Chapter 11: Far-Travelling Beasts; Beauty and the bestiary; Here be dragons; Marvels and monsters; · South ·; Chapter 12: Journey to the Centre of the Earth From the frozen edgeWar and peace; Battle-happy kings; Due south; Rough guide to Rome; Chapter 13: Sailing to Byzantium; What is past; God's holy fire; No country for old men; Lords and ladies; A drowsy emperor; Monuments of magnificence; Hammered gold; Unageing monuments; Sensual music; Chapter 14: World's End; Filling in the gaps; Monstrous regiments; To the ends of the earth; This side of paradise; Epilogue; Endnotes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14 Sagas in TranslationPicture Acknowledgements; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465920203321